Awards & Honors

Texas Monthly Rising Star Superlawyer, 2004-2005

Practice Description

Ms. Harris represents clients in a variety of litigation matters. During her career she has gained extensive experience in commercial and civil defense litigation, including premises liability and non-subscription defense, trying cases in both Texas state and Federal courts. She has also prosecuted and defended appeals in Texas courts of appeal and in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a native of West Texas, Ms. Harris received both her accounting and law degrees from Texas Tech University and practiced law in West Texas until she moved to Dallas in 2000. Her areas of practice are commercial and civil litigation and general liability defense. Ms. Harris's clients include automobile finance companies, financial institutions, and national to local companies. She also has experience on the transaction side of business with regard to drafting and negotiating contracts. Ms. Harris also works with clients on creditors’ rights issues, including claims involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Texas Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. She further represents creditors with regard to collection of secured and unsecured debt. She also defends companies on general liability and non-subscriber claims of premises liability, wrongful death, and products liability.